However, the fallible teachings must always be viewed in light of the infallible teachings of the Church.

The Roman Catholic Church bases all of its infallible teachings on sacred tradition and sacred scripture.

Some suggest - and a leading Vatican official denies - that it will declare the church's condemnation of contraception to be infallible teaching.

Then came the Reformation, the beginning of tragedy, 'when many of the Christian family separated themselves from the infallible teaching of the church'.

The infallible teachings of the Pope must be based on, or at least not contradict, Sacred Tradition or Sacred Scripture.

Catholic theologians in general hold that the canonization of a saint by a pope is infallible teaching that the person canonized is definitely in heaven with God.

Catechisms are only infallible insofar as they represent outside infallible teachings.

To perhaps oversimplify, rigid adherence to infallible ancient teachings was believed to result in virtuous behavior and wisdom.

That is reserved to general councils or infallible teachings of a pope.

Among the Catholic theologians who have written about infallibility, nearly all agree that these three statements constitute infallible teaching.